Carpet-sweeper



No. 622,0l7. Patented Mar. 28, I899.

s. J. REYNOLDS. 4

CARPET SWEEPER.

A imation filed July 25, 1398.

(No Model.)

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NlTED STATES SYLVANUS J. REYNOLDS,

OF SAGINAW, MIQHIGAN.

CARPET-SWEEPER.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,017, dated March 28, 1899.

Application filed July 25, 1898.

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SYLvANUs J. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States of America, and

' a resident of the city and county of Saginaw,

State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet Sweepers and Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to carpet-sweepers wherein a beater is arranged in front of the brush for the purpose of beating the carpet in advance of the brush. certain novel means for adjusting the sweeper, whereby the traction-rollers may be made to more firmly engage the brush-roller so as to increase the friction thereon.

The invention contemplates certain novel features of arrangement, construction, and combination whereby certain important advantages are obtained and the device made more simple in construction and practical in its operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the bot tom of the sweeper with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a side view of the journal adjustment; Fig.- 3, a plan view of the beater-arm. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the beater and its adj ustment with the parts broken away. Fig. 5 is a side view of the same.

1 is the sweeper-frame.

4 4 are the traction-rollers on the outside ends of the journals 5 and 5.

6 is a boxing within the sweeper and on the journal 5.

S is a clip secured to the wall of the sweeperframe and provided with a threaded orifice through which the screw 7 passes, the inner end of the screw 7 engaging the boxing 6.

The journal 5 passes through a slot 1 in the end of the frame 1, and in this slot the journal 5 may be moved by turning the screw 7 in the threaded socket, as described.

3 is a roller on the end of the brush and is in contact with the traction-rollers 4 4. It will be seen that by turning up the screw 7 the traction-roller 4 on the end of the journal 5 may be made to press harder against the roller 3 of the brush, thereby making the movement of the brush more positive and also enabling the operator to take up at anytime It also provides Serial No. 686,768. (No model.)

any wear there may be on the surface of these rollers.

14 is the beater and is in the front end of the sweeper, and consists of a rod extending across the end of the sweeper from one side to the other and provided with arms 11, pivoted at 12 to the side walls of the frame 1.

The rear ends of these arms 11 engagelug 10 on a collar 9, secured on the shaft 5 by the set-screw 9". As the journal is revolved a lug presses against the rear ends of the arms 11 and forces the beater 14 upward.

13 is a yoke-spring pivoted at 15 to the side walls of the frame 1, the opposite end of the spring engaging one of the arms 11 of the beater and throws the beater downward upon the carpet after it has been forced upward by one of the lugs 10 engaging the rear end of the arm 11. The rear ends of the arms 11 are twisted so as to flange inward, the upper edge of the arm being engaged by one of the lugs 10 as the sweeper is moved forward, and when moved backward the lug will strike the side of the flange of the arm 11 and pass by the 7 same without tripping or moving the arm.

It is obvious that other means maybe provided for tripping the beater and forcing it to vibrate and strike the carpet at each vibra tion as the sweeper is propelled. Therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form and operation of the device as herein illustrated and described.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a carpet-sweeper case, a roller-shaft journaled in slots therein, a boxing attached to the shaft, a threaded socket rigidly attached to the case, and a set-screw passing through said socket and abutting against said boxing, whereby the roller-shaft may be adjusted within the slots, substantially as de scribed.

2. A combined carpet sweeper and beater,

comprising a carpet-sweeper case provided 5 ICO rollers for engaging and tripping the inner naw, State of Michigan, this 31st day of May, ends of the beater-arms and forcing the beater 1898. against a spring, and a spring as described 7 77 T 9 r engaging the beater-arms and throwing the I SK Us RLX NOLDS' 5 beater downward upon the carpet, as de-] \Vitnesses:

scribed. A. II. SWAR'IHOUT,

Signed by me, in the eityand eountyof Sagi- JAS. SMITH. 

